Md. Ibrahim v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No.1849 of 2026, oral order dated 01-05-2026 (Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo with Justice Harish Kumar): PIL by Md. Ibrahim re construction/upgradation of CHC Bikram, Patna district, disposed of as nothing survives for adjudication. Counter affidavit of Health Department (Resp. Nos. 2 & 3) cites BMSICL/DHS correspondence - contract no.117/2021-22 dt.17.01.2022; Letters No. 6980 (22.12.2021), 226 (24.02.2023), 687 (27.03.2023), 818 (08.05.2023), 824 (11.09.2024), 3576 (17.03.2026), 566(10) (27.02.2026), 3887 (19.03.2026) - showing plot at APHC Datiyana, shifting of APHC to rented house, completed building handed over 08.11.2025, 06-bedded PHC upgraded to 30-bedded CHC about 3 KM from Bikram NH 139. Petitioner absent; no rejoinder filed despite order dt.10.04.2026. No statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
In view of the averments made in the counter affidavit (recording execution of contract no.117/2021-22 dated 17.01.2022, availability of the plot at APHC Datiyana premises, handing over of the newly constructed building on 08.11.2025, and upgradation of the 06-bedded PHC Bikram into a 30-bedded CHC Bikram situated about 3 KM from Bikram NH 139), nothing survives in this Public Interest Litigation for adjudication.